topic I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly since last time I logged in. I did not change anything at all. Why is that? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly since last time I logged in. I did not change anything at all. Why is that?

dlopezga — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:26:09 GMT

Re: I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly...

HopeS — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:16:08 GMT

The are various reasons why your refund might change since you last logged in. You can review your Wage & Income inputs to make sure your wages and income tax withheld are still correct.

Review all other income items and also your Deductions & Credits for accuracy.

You can also clear your cache and cookies by following these steps before logging back into your account.

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@dlopezga

Re: I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly...

dlopezga — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:56:42 GMT

Thanks for your response, Hope.

I cleared my browsing history, cache and cookies, and double-checked everything again, and nothing went back to how it was before I saw the drop in my refund amount. The amount dropped by 28% without me changing anything.

Is it possible that tax laws just changed in the last few days? I spoke to a tech support person, and she was suggesting that.

Please advise.

Thank you,

Daniel L.

Re: I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly...

ThomasM125 — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:14:10 GMT

You didn't mention when you had last worked on your tax return before you logged in and noticed a change in your refund. Even though the tax program is available to be worked on in January, there are adjustments still being made by TurboTax both in response to changes in tax laws and final adjustments to the program. It is possible that there was an adjustment to the program that changed your tax. Also, until you finish your tax return and go through the steps to get it filed, it is subject to change when a final review is done to make sure everyting is ready for filing.

To make sure everything looks alright, I suggest you print the return out before you file it and compare it with last year's return and investigate any noticable irregularities.

Re: I just logged in on 2/15, and noticed that my federal refund amount has dropped significantly since last time I logged in. I did not change anything at all. Why is that?

CunniJA — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:51:14 GMT

For anybody who might still need this...

Check to see if TurboTax changed your status from filing as a married couple to single for some reason. I went all the way back to the start, noticed that the software made that move for some unknown reason, flipped it to what it's supposed to be, and then my refund looked normal.